εἰμί

eimi

Greek G1510 Verb 2,465 occurrences in 2,100 verses

εἰμί to be

εἰμί,

with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be.

I. As substantive verb.

1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28.

2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al.

3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Mat.2:13, 15, Mrk.1:45, 5:21, 15:40, Luk.1:80, 5:29, Jhn.7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mrk.2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Mat.1:20, 21:25, Mrk.11:30, Jhn.3:31, al.

4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.;

(a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Mat.16:28, Luk.16:19, Jhn.3:1, 5:2, Rom.3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Mat.16:22, Luk.1:7, Jhn.18.10, Rom.9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Mat.16:28, 19:2, Mrk.9:1, al.;

(b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Heb.9:5, 1Co.11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.).

II. As copula uniting subject and predicate.

1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Mat.5:13, 14:15, Luk.1:18, 19, Jhn.1:1, 4:19, Rev.3:9, al. mult.

2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Mat.13:19, 1Co.9:2, 10:4, 11:25, Gal.4:24, Rev.17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Mat.27:46, Mrk.7:2, Rom.7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mrk.3:17, Col.1:24, Heb.7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Mat.26:26-28, Mrk.14:22, 24, Luk.22:19, 1Co.11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.).

3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mrk.5:42, Luk.3:23, 1Co.14:33, Heb.12:11, al.; part., 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.1:15; poss., Mat.5:3, 10, Mrk.12:7, Luk.4:7; of service or partisanship, Rom.8:9, 1Co.1:12, 2Co.10:7, 2Ti.2:19.

4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Act.1:8, 9:15, Rom.4:12, 1Co.1:18, 2:14, Rev.21:7, al.

5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.);

(a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Mat.10:30, Luk.9:32, Jhn.3:24, Act.21:35, 1Co.15:19, al;

(b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, Luk.4:31, 14:1, Act.1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Rom.12:9, 10, Heb.13:5, al.;

6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, Heb.8:10, al.

7. C. adv.: Mat.19:20, Mrk.4:26, Luk.18:11, al.

8. Ellipses;

(a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Mat.8:29, 24:32, Jhn.21:22, 23, Heb.6:4, al.;

(b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Mat.14:27, Mrk.6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deu.32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mrk.13:6, Jhn.4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι).

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Concordance 2,100 verses

Matthew 19:6 εἰσὶν

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
Matthew 19:10 ἐστὶν

His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Matthew 19:12 εἰσὶνεἰσὶνεἰσὶν

For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:14 ἐστὶν

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:17 ἐστιν

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 19:21 εἶναι

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Matthew 19:22 ἦν

When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
Matthew 19:24 ἐστιν

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 19:26 ἐστιν

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:27 ἔσται

“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
Matthew 19:30 ἔσονται

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
Matthew 20:1 ἐστιν

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Matthew 20:4 ᾖ

‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
Matthew 20:15 ἐστινεἰμι

Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
Matthew 20:16 ἔσονται

So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Matthew 20:23 ἔστιν

“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
Matthew 20:26 ἔσταιἔσται

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:27 εἶναιἔσται

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
Matthew 21:10 ἐστιν

When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
Matthew 21:11 ἐστιν

The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Matthew 21:25 ἦν

What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 21:33 ἦν

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 21:38 ἐστιν

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Matthew 21:42 ἔστιν

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Matthew 22:8 ἐστινἦσαν

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:13 ἔσται

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:14 εἰσιν

For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:16 εἶ

They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
Matthew 22:23 εἶναι

That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
Matthew 22:25 ἦσαν

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
Matthew 22:28 ἔσται

In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
Matthew 22:30 εἰσιν

In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:32 εἰμιἔστιν

‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Matthew 22:38 ἐστὶν

This is the first and greatest commandment.
Matthew 22:42 ἐστιν

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
Matthew 22:45 ἐστιν

So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
Matthew 23:8 ἐστινἐστε

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:9 ἐστιν

And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10 ἐστιν

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
Matthew 23:11 ἔσται

The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:16 ἐστιν

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:17 ἐστίν

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:18 ἐστιν

And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:28 ἐστε

In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Matthew 23:30 ἤμεθαἤμεθα

And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Matthew 23:31 ἐστε

So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Matthew 24:3 ἔσται

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
Matthew 24:5 εἰμι

For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Matthew 24:6 ἐστὶν

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Matthew 24:7 ἔσονται

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.